take after
verb
took after; taken after; taking after; takes after
: to resemble (someone) in features, build, character, or disposition
a daughter who takes after her mother
"That's Tulliver's son," said the publican to a grocer standing on the adjacent door-step. "Ah!" said the grocer, "I thought I knew his features. He takes after his mother's family."—
George Eliot
George Eliot"His father was lazy but his mother hasn't a lazy bone in her body, and Peter takes after her."—Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud MontgomeryExamples of take after in a Sentence
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's baby daughter is already taking after her parents.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Those QBs taken after in the second round and later come a whole lot cheaper.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Available in three sizes and a riot of colors, its design takes after the structure and suppleness of a biker jacket.
—airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
The attack happened at a sheriff’s substation in Avondale, where Hurley was taken after an arrest in connection with multiple felony warrants, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Those QBs taken after in the second round and later come a whole lot cheaper.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Available in three sizes and a riot of colors, its design takes after the structure and suppleness of a biker jacket.
—airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
The attack happened at a sheriff’s substation in Avondale, where Hurley was taken after an arrest in connection with multiple felony warrants, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Take after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20after. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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